Career Development
Free
Sydney (Online)
Thursday, 16 May, 2024
4
–
5
am
EDT
From Pause to Potential: Empowering Women Returning to the Workplace
About This Event
Returning to the workplace after a hiatus can be an intimidating experience. The thought of re-entering a professional environment can stir up a whirlwind of emotions - excitement, apprehension, and everything in between.
Join us for an empowering session as we guide you through navigating your career break and equip you with the confidence to reenter the dynamic tech industry. Heart firsthand from our speakers as they share their personal experiences of overcoming fears about returning to work, and how they embraced new career opportunities in the next chapter of their professional journeys.
Takeaways
- Learn to navigate career pauses with resilience
- Discover strategies to boost confidence for a successful return to work, especially in tech
- Explore the importance of inclusive workplaces and the role they play in empowering returning women professionals
About the Instructor
Sima Saadat
Director of International Marketing, General Assembly
Sima is the Director of International Marketing for General Assembly. She has 10 years of experience in the tech industry, creating marketing strategies, building go-to-market campaigns, nurturing relationships, and hosting events.
Before she moved to Singapore, Sima worked at an edtech company in the Silicon Valley, where she helped grow their brand awareness and customer base through Digital Marketing, Events, Email Campaigns, Social Media, Project Management and Sales Support. Prior to that, she worked at a variety of adtech start ups in San Francisco as their Marketing Manager.
Sima is excited about using her marketing experience, along with her passion for education and sustainability, to create networks that will help us all work together towards building a better future.
Ermi Mendoza-Isais
Design Lead, FLEET
Ermi is a design leader with over 20 years of experience, (15 years in visual design, branding, studio management and 7+ years in UX/UI design), working with agencies, corporates, fintech and small startups and has managed a freelance business. She's built design teams from the ground up and established cross-team collaboration processes to help companies with low UX maturity digitally transform and elevate their products and services.
Ermi's an active mentor of the global design community, ADPLIST, where she shares career advice and EQ skills not taught in UX boot camps. She is a keynote speaker and is regularly invited to speak on design panels and podcasts to share valuable insights through her diverse journey to help inspire designers to thrive in their careers. When Ermi’s not designing, she challenges herself in her fitness journey, an experience that has been life-changing and helped her develop a "fit for life"" mindset.
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